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Osaka Dotonbori canal at night (placeholder)

CITY · KANSAI · N° 003

Osaka

大阪

A city that talks back. Osaka is louder, warmer, funnier, and — for the right passion — deeper than Tokyo. This is the practitioner's guide.

Last light on Pontochō

LAST LIGHT ON PONTOCHŌ — April 2026. Photography by H. Miyamoto.

A city that talks back. Osaka is louder, warmer, funnier, and — for the right passion — deeper than Tokyo. This is the practitioner's guide.

I · NEIGHBOURHOODS

The quarters.

II · INTERESTS

What brought you here.

III · PLACE

Featured places.

IV · DISPATCHES

Recent guides.